Newborn Dies of Coronavirus in Connecticut; Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies; Experts Tell White House Virus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing

By NBC Connecticut. The governor of Connecticut delivered heart-breaking news Wednesday about the COVID-19 pandemic and said an infant girl here in the state died of coronavirus.

The 7-week-old baby girl was from Hartford, according to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin.

The unidentified child was unresponsive when taken to the hospital recently and could not be revived. The infant tested positive during a postmortem exam for the virus that causes COVID-19, said Josh Geballe, the governor’s chief operating officer. . .

Dr. James Gill, the state’s chief medical examiner, said the infant had no other known medical conditions, the Associated Press reported. An autopsy has been done but more tests are needed before a cause of death can be determined, he said. (Read more from “Newborn Dies of Coronavirus in Connecticut” HERE)

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Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies of Coronavirus

By Breitbart. An otherwise healthy 30-year-old baseball coach in New Jersey has died of the coronavirus, according to a report.

District Superintendent Michael Romagnino released a letter on Monday to parents noting that Ben Luderer, a teacher and varsity baseball coach at Cliffside Park school #6, passed away this week.

Luderer took ill last week, and by March 27 was taken to a local hospital where he soon went on oxygen, his family told BuzzFeed.

The family added that Luderer was soon sent home but began spiraling down. By Sunday, he was reportedly unable to move in bed. . .

By 6 AM on Monday, Luderer had died in his bed at home. (Read more from “Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies of Coronavirus” HERE)

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Experts Tell White House Coronavirus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing

By CNN. A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly even just breathing.

“While the current [coronavirus] specific research is limited, the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing,” according to the letter, written by Dr. Harvey Fineberg, chairman of a committee with the National Academy of Sciences.

Fineberg told CNN that he will wear start wearing a mask when he goes to the grocery store.

“I’m not going to wear a surgical mask, because clinicians need those,” said Fineberg, former dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. “But I have a nice western-style bandana I might wear. Or I have a balaclava. I have some pretty nice options.” (Read more from “Experts Tell White House Coronavirus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing” HERE)

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